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A few helpful suggestions for President Trump on NASA space policy

The 2024 presidential election is finally over. Donald Trump has been reelected by the voters.

This calls for a fresh look at space policy. Here are some hopefully helpful suggestions.

Starship’s live-streamed Test 4 is a giant leap toward our lunar future

If Test 3 of the SpaceX Starship was “awesome,” Test 4 of Elon Musk’s super rocket, which took place on June 5, was on another level that looked like something from science fiction happening in the real world. For the most part, the fourth test met the objectives for the launch vehicle that promises to take humans back to the moon, on to Mars, and beyond.

Is China ahead of the US in the new race for the moon?

On the face of it, it looks like America and its international and commercial allies should get back to the moon years before China, if everything turns out right, avoiding the embarrassment of being beaten in Moon Race 2.0.

To Counter China, Look to the Democratic Republic of Congo